# N45038: 1980 Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 2016-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 2016
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31-8052202
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 29, 1980
- Certificate issued: January 28, 2015
- Last registry action: January 28, 2015
- Mode S code: A574FE
- Owner when cancelled: [Sun Air Express LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUN%20AIR%20EXPRESS%20LLC)
- Location: [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.0873° N, 80.1829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33312, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45038
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45038-2016-10-03

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-31-350: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR ITJA2016041300001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ITJA2016041300001), Apr 7, 2016: CYLINDER. SEPARATED. WHILE APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES OUT FROM LANDING AIRPORT, THE CREW NOTICED FIRE SHOOTING THROUGH THE UPPER COWLING OF THE LT ENGINE. CREW SHUTDOWN ENGINE IN FLIGHT

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20160407003509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160407003509I), Apr 7, 2016: Piper PA-31-350 (N45038), Hagerstown, MD, Minor damage. At about 9 mile final pilot felt shudder and a slight left to right turn in the aircraft. Immediately after the shudder he stated that the prop pitch sounded…

## Other aircraft with N45038

- [Cancelled 1971-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45038-1971-05-24): Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, S/N 1922. Owner: [Wallace B Pankrata](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALLACE%20B%20PANKRATA), [Brawlay, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Brawlay)

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